Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Students Innovation Wins Cisco Award

Amrita Students wo​n Cisco’s first-ever “Great Digital India Challenge – iDeate” - an event focused on Internet of Things (IoT​) based ideation challenge for India. The first prize for the project SMART WATER includes Rs. 2,50, 000 and was awarded to Amrita School of Engineering Coimbatore's Akshay, Surya, Parthasarathy and Murali Siva, 3rd year B.Tech. Electrical and Electronics Engineering students. They have developed a novel technique to test the quality of water in large water bodies such as lakes, ponds, and dams which will help monitor the growing exploitation of fresh water in the country. They were mentored by Dr. Shriram K. Vasudevan​​, ​Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore​.This student project is on its way to becoming a start-up with help from Amrita TBI. The challenge spanned across over 40 of India’s top universities